| Literature DB >> 19156653 |
Pier Giorgio Cozzi1, Fides Benfatti, Luca Zoli.
Abstract
Work-alcoholic! The elusive enantioselective catalytic alpha-alkylation of aldehydes, a widely sought transformation, was brought to execution by the use of alcohols capable of forming stabilized carbocations (see scheme, TFA = trifluoroacetic acid).Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19156653 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805423
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336